Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.0° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
334
242
239
239
297
302
377
436
430
595
495
473
371
362
356
368
187
314
285
257
248
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
8:43AM1.13m
6:50PM1.74m
9:19AM1.21m
7:54PM1.78m
9:52AM1.29m
8:52PM1.78m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.93m
2:27AM-0.15m
1:49PM0.81m
3:13AM-0.18m
2:49PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
17
15
15
16
16
17
20
20
18
18
19
Feels °C
12
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
15
15
17
18
16
17
16
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